Keiser wrestling qualified four wrestlers for the National Championships next month in a thrilling day of matches at the AAC Championships in Marietta, Georgia.

• Bryce Cockrell, Jared Tracey, Patrick Gould, and Earnest Johnson all secured automatic bids into the NAIA National Championship.
• The four combined 13-5 in the tournament throughout their matches.
• It is the most National Qualifiers in program history for the wrestling program.
• With a fifth-place finish, Adam El Damir will be looking for an at-large bid which will be announced on Tuesday, February fifth.

Kaluv Peterson

Championship Round 1 - Brandon Navixay (Truett-McConnell) won by decision over Kaluv Peterson (Dec 10-9)
Consolation Round 2 - Stephen Moreno (St. Thomas) won by major decision over Kaluv Peterson (MD 14-4)





Bryce Cockrell

Quarterfinal - Bryce Cockrell won by decision over Frankie Salcedo (Truett-McConnell) (Dec 7-6)
Semifinal - Bryce Cockrell won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 19 Jackson Bond (Reinhardt) (SV-1 3-1)
1st Place Match - No. 2 Jacob Ruiz (Life) won by decision over Bryce Cockrell (Dec 5-1)
2nd Place Match - Bryce Cockrell won by no contest over No. 19 Jackson Bond (Reinhardt)

Joseph Gallo

Championship Round 1 - No. 25 Thomas Williams (St. Thomas) won by decision over Joseph Gallo (Dec 10-6)
Consolation Round 2 - Joseph Gallo won by fall over James Roberts (St. Andrews) (Fall 3:48)
Consolation Round 3 - David Pierson (St. Thomas) won by fall over Joseph Gallo (Fall 2:19)
7th Place Match - No. 25 Thomas Williams (St. Thomas) won by decision over Joseph Gallo (Dec 5-3)


Patrick Gould

Championship Round 1 - No. 14 Patrick Gould won by tech fall over Matthew Johnson (Truett-McConnell) (TF 3:56 (25-8))
Quarterfinal - No. 14 Patrick Gould won by forfeit over David Pierson (St. Thomas)
Semifinal - No. 2 Parker Dobrocky (Southeastern) 15-3 won by decision over No. 14 Patrick Gould (Dec 6-5)
Consolation Semifinal - No. 14 Patrick Gould won by tech fall over No. 7 Kael Brisker (Southeastern) (TF 4:08 (16-0))
3rd Place Match - No. 14 Patrick Gould won by decision over No. 6 Tyree Johnson (Life) (Dec 6-2)





Bryce Gonzalez

Championship Round 1 - Bryce Gonzalez won by decision over Gianni Guerriero (St. Thomas) (Dec 8-1)
Quarterfinal - No. 4 Andreus Bond (Southeastern) won by major decision over Bryce Gonzalez (MD 9-1)
Consolation Round 2 - Bryce Gonzalez won by decision over Keagan Bolman (St. Andrews) (Dec 4-2)
Consolation Round 3 - Braden Wharton (Montreat) won by decision over Bryce Gonzalez (Dec 3-2)


James Donovan Berline

Quarterfinal - No. 3 Brevin Balmeceda (Life) won by tech fall over James Donovan Berline (TF 2:23 (18-0))
Consolation Round 2 - Gianni Guerriero (St. Thomas) won by decision over James Donovan Berline (Dec 8-6)




Kevin Quin

Championship Round 1 - Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt) won by fall over Kevin Quin (Fall 2:55)
Consolation Round 1 - Kevin Quin won by fall over Caleb Johnson-White (Montreat) (Fall 2:21)
Consolation Round 2 - AuShaud Evans (Reinhardt) won by decision over Kevin Quin (Dec 6-3)

Brady Ellison

Championship Round 1 - Brady Ellison won by fall over Keyshaun Taylor (Brewton-Parker) (Fall 2:05)
Quarterfinal - No. 5 Steven Villalobos (Life) won by fall over Brady Ellison (Fall 0:18)
Consolation Round 2 - Brady Ellison won by fall over Anthony Greear (Truett-McConnell) (Fall 1:40)
Consolation Round 3 - AuShaud Evans (Reinhardt) won by decision over Brady Ellison (Dec 7-2)






Adam El Damir

Quarterfinal - No. 21 Adam El Damir won by decision over Easton Griffin (Montreat) 3-3 (Dec 1-1)
Semifinal - No. 1 Jack Bass (Life) won by tech fall over No. 21 Adam El Damir (TF 3:06 (15-0))
Consolation Semifinal - Ian James (Truett-McConnell) won by decision over No. 21 Adam El Damir (Dec 5-4)
5th Place Match - No. 21 Adam El Damir won by decision over Easton Griffin (Montreat) (Dec 3-1)


 


Brett Bosserman

Quarterfinal - Riley Smucker (Life) won by fall over Brett Bosserman (Fall 4:53)
Consolation Round 2 - Brett Bosserman won by tech fall over Akazee Kum Akab a sei (St. Andrews) (TF 6:55 (20-5))
Consolation Round 3 - Brett Bosserman won by decision over Tyler Crow (Truett-McConnell) (Dec 13-6)
Consolation Semifinal - No. 12 Cole Tenety (Reinhardt) won by fall over Brett Bosserman (Fall 2:05)
5th Place Match - Buck Abidin (St. Thomas) won by major decision over Brett Bosserman (MD 16-7)

Jared Tracey

Quarterfinal - Jared Tracey won by fall over Austin Miller (Brewton-Parker) (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal - No. 1 Zane Lanham (Life) won by major decision over Jared Tracey (MD 11-3)
Consolation Semifinal - Jared Tracey won by fall over Nolan Cook (Truett-McConnell) (Fall 3:30)
3rd Place Match - Jared Tracey won by decision over No. 23 Jessiah Garcia-Contreras (St. Thomas) (Dec 5-1)
2nd Place Match - Jared Tracey won by fall over Kyle Mcgill (Reinhardt) (Fall 2:53)




Earnest Johnson

Championship Round 1 - No. 10 Earnest Johnson won by decision over Jeffrey Bowles (WVU Tech) (Dec 3-1)
Quarterfinal - No. 10 Earnest Johnson won in sudden victory - 1 over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt) (SV-1 3-1)
Semifinal - No. 3 Gage Braun (Southeastern) won by decision over No. 10 Earnest Johnson (Dec 3-2)
Consolation Semifinal - No. 10 Earnest Johnson won by decision over Wilkinson Saul (Brewton-Parker) (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match - No. 5 Gabe Jacobs (Southeastern) won by major decision over No. 10 Earnest Johnson (MD 11-0)
4th Place Match - No. 10 Earnest Johnson won by no contest over Wilkinson Saul (Brewton-Parker)





The National Qualifiers will move on to Wichita, Kansas to take part in the NAIA National Championships on March 3-4.
 

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